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A mud flap mounting device for use with a tractor trailer truck is disclosed comprising a frame member adapted for attachment to the tractor truck and having an upper surface with a trough therein, a generally L-shaped support rod having a first leg adapted for attachment to a mud flap and a second

A mud flap mounting device for use with a tractor trailer truck is disclosed comprising a frame member adapted for attachment to the tractor truck and having an upper surface with a trough therein, a generally L-shaped support rod having a first leg adapted for attachment to a mud flap and a second leg rotatably mounted to the frame member to rotate between a first position wherein the mud flap is adjacent a wheel to a second position 180°therefrom, and biasing means for yieldably maintaining the support rod in the first position and alternatively in the second position.

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A mud flap mounting device for mounting a mud flap to the frame rail of a trailer truck comprising: a frame member having an upper surface and forward and rearward end portions, said forward end portion having means to facilitate mounting to a frame rail so that said rearward end portion extends bey

A mud flap mounting device for mounting a mud flap to the frame rail of a trailer truck comprising: a frame member having an upper surface and forward and rearward end portions, said forward end portion having means to facilitate mounting to a frame rail so that said rearward end portion extends beyond the frame rail, said upper surface having a recess located at said rearward end portion of said frame member so that said recess is positioned beyond the frame rail when said frame member is mounted to said frame rail, said recess having first and second end portions in approximately linear alignment, a generally L-shaped support rod for attachment to a mud flap having a first leg, a second leg, and an arcuate portion therebetween, said support rod being rotatably mounted to said frame member to rotate approximately 180 degrees between first and second positions with said second leg received in said first end portion of said recess in said first position and received in said second end portion of said recess in said second position, said recess substantially encompassing said arcuate portion and being of a depth to encompass at least one-half of the transverse dimension of said second leg, and biasing means yieldably maintaining said support rod in said recess, said biasing means retaining said rod in said recess during trailer truck operation but allowing upward manual movement of said rod outwardly of said recess for manual rotation of said rod between said first and second positions.